Thursday, September 13, 2012

Counting by 10s and 5s

1st grade mathematicians are practicing counting by 10s and 5s.  They are discovering that chunking our numbers help us do math more quickly and more accurately.  They are also discovering that chunking, or grouping, objects help us make better predictions.  Here are some pictures showing how these mathematicians are testing their strategies.



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